Neighborhood Profile

Squirrel Hill North

Pittsburgh, PA | Allegheny County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
66.6
National rank: #2,092 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
64.6
Score
Value Opportunity
49.3
Score
Momentum
94.0
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationPittsburgh, PA
CountyAllegheny County
National rank#2,092 of 14,967
State rank#55 of 382
City rank#6 of 83
County rank#6 of 83
National percentile86.0
National bandTOP_25_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$885,981
Year-over-year home value change7.3%
Month-over-month home value change0.82%
Home value to income ratio9.16
Median household income$96,694
Bachelor's degree or higher85.6%
Civilian unemployment rate2.7%
Homeownership rate57.4%
Housing vacancy rate11.6%
Rent burden 30% or higher55.3%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in Squirrel Hill North

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Squirrel Hill North?

Squirrel Hill North is ranked #6 of 83 eligible neighborhoods in Pittsburgh; #55 of 382 eligible neighborhoods in PA; and #2,092 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Squirrel Hill North one of the best neighborhoods in Pittsburgh?

Squirrel Hill North has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 66.6 and a city ranking of #6 of 83 eligible neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.

How much are homes worth in Squirrel Hill North?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Squirrel Hill North is approximately $885,981.

Are home values rising or falling in Squirrel Hill North?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 7.3% year over year and 0.82% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Squirrel Hill North?

Squirrel Hill North has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 94.0. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Squirrel Hill North?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $96,694.

How affordable is Squirrel Hill North relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 9.16. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Squirrel Hill North primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 57.4%.

What is the unemployment rate in Squirrel Hill North?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 2.7%.

How educated are residents of Squirrel Hill North?

Approximately 85.6% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Squirrel Hill North face high rent burden?

Approximately 55.3% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Squirrel Hill North?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications151
Estimated originations95
Home-purchase applications69
Origination rate62.9%
Home-purchase share45.7%
Average application loan$503,839
Total application loan amount$76,066,800
National application rank#2,913 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications -9.0% YoY; originations -14.4% YoY
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.